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16,080 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Rights and justice in Birkenau, violence in Kivu and protests in Minsk (Belarus) drew the news. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 87 in 100 of its 212 stories, usually 47
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Poland

151 of its 260 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Birkenau accounted for 72 of Poland's 151 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Birkenau stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

184 of its 212 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kivu accounted for 102 of Rwanda's 184 stories about harm, carried by 330 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Displacement

Laos

22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories).

Laos over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

116 of its 152 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Beirut accounted for 41 of Lebanon's 116 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Germany

243 of its 660 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

44 of its 64 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 6 of Tripoli's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Hungary

23 of its 98 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in South Korea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in France (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Germany (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Jan. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 16,080 stories about harm among 83,208 counted on 27 Jan.

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Poland's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 83,208 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Poland for the second day running. Mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual in New Zealand's news. A year earlier, on 28 January 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda87 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon76 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Congo69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 1,216 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Jerusalem Israel50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Chicago US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Minsk Belarus29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Abuja Nigeria28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualWrexham, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsKansas, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsTexas, US -- rights & justice: 71 stories, carried by 91 outletsDavos, Switzerland -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 19 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 13 stories, carried by 23 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Wrexham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 17 stories ● Texas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 71 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,164 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health25% 4,018 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,068 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 2,137 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 779 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 659 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 552 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 448 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,965 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced437 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Rwanda Stories reporting refugees248 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations135 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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